It provoked a storm ... and led to the tiny village becoming central in the nationwide battle against fracking, with protesters carrying out ever-extreme measures to highlight their cause and try to prevent operations. The protesters' camp has long since been dismantled, as has the energy company's equipment ... and now Third Energy has dropped its plans completely. Here's a lookback in photos at the months when the 'battle' raged ...
. The fracking fight
Anti-fracking campaigners Ginnie Shaw, of Osbaldwick, York, and Peter Shaw, of Pickering, near the entrance of the Third Energy fracking site. | jpimedia
. The fracking fight
December 2017, and the Dalai Lama's Gyoto Monks pose with anti fracking demonstrators at Kirby Misperton | jpimedia
. The fracking fight
Aerial view of the Third Energy site. (Picture courtesy of Kirby Misperton Protection Camp) | other
. The fracking fight
Protesters outside Northallerton County Hall awaiting the decision for a planning application for fracking at Kirby Misperton. | jpimedia
1. The fracking fight
Anti-fracking campaigners Ginnie Shaw, of Osbaldwick, York, and Peter Shaw, of Pickering, near the entrance of the Third Energy fracking site. | jpimedia
2. The fracking fight
December 2017, and the Dalai Lama's Gyoto Monks pose with anti fracking demonstrators at Kirby Misperton | jpimedia
3. The fracking fight
Aerial view of the Third Energy site. (Picture courtesy of Kirby Misperton Protection Camp) | other
